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Re: Team 968 Traction Control Demo

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Originally Posted by Wiifi View Post
So it is easier to defend from other robots pushing you, and to push other robots.

If you completely stop moving your robot you're still going to have those 5 seconds where the robot will start moving slowly and gradually pick up speed.
A well implemented traction control system will decelerate and accelerate substantially faster. Turning it off would make it worse.